By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, it is hereby ordered that the State Department of Agriculture be placed under the merit system of personnel administration prescribed by the Merit System of Personnel Administration Act, (74 O. S. Supp. 1959, Sections 801-819 inclusive), and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder by the State Personnel Board.
It is further ordered that the following personnel be exempt from this order: One Principal Assistant or Deputy; One Private Secretary and Part-time Employees working 120 calendar days or less.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official name and signature on this 7th day of March, 1960.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Howard Edmondson
ATTEST:
William N. Christian
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:1960-10